Question 1

What is an acre-foot?

Accepted Answer

An acre-foot is the volume of water covering 1 acre to 1 foot depth: 325,851 gallons or 1,233,482 liters. Used for water resource management.

Question 2

How much water is an acre-foot?

Accepted Answer

About 326,000 gallons - enough for 1-2 households for a year. Western US water rights often measured in acre-feet.

Question 3

Are US and UK gallons the same?

Accepted Answer

No! US gallon = 3.785 liters. UK (Imperial) gallon = 4.546 liters. UK gallon is about 20% larger. Same applies to pints and fluid ounces.

Question 4

What's the most accurate way to measure volume?

Accepted Answer

For precision: measure by weight and convert using density. For liquids at eye level: read at the bottom of the meniscus curve.

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